Meanings
fulla1
plural fullas
- AustraliaNew ZealandMan, especially one of indigenous descent.
Pick me up later young fulla, ten past five.
2013, Patricia Grace, The Dream Sleepers, →ISBN2 more examples
While we was wanderin round the stalls tryin, in vain it turns out, ta find a food stall that sold tucker with meat in it, we came across a stall sellin didjeridoos, or yidakis as the fulla sellin em liked to call em.
2012, Gayle Kennedy, Me, Antman and Fleabag, →ISBN'Too many of our own fullas like that as well,' Brayling said darkly.
2018, Ngaio Marsh, Stella Duffy, Money in the Morgue, →ISBN, page 242Synonyms: fellow
fulla2
- informalFull of.
Both parts, fulla shit.”
2011, Donald E Westlake, Why Me?, →ISBN2 more examples
He's fulla . . . fulla crap.
2012, C.G. Gardiner, Melting Pot Blues, →ISBN, page 45Ted's always fulla good stories.
2014, Ray Garton, Trailer Park Noir, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMan, especially one of indigenous descent.
Origin
Corruption of fellow, 1970s.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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